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Yahoo Mail keeps asking for password

Yahoo is the the most problematic email provider in the US. Its the most hacked and has the most issues with Mail clients like Apple Mail.app

Besides removing redundant keys related to email account that has trouble connecting the server. I found this Apple KB article that might help:

Mail (Mountain Lion): If Mail keeps asking for your keychain password

If Mail keeps asking for your keychain password, your keychain may be set to lock after a certain amount of time or when your Mac goes to sleep.

You can change the keychain lock settings to reduce the number of requests for your keychain password.

Open Keychain Access.

In the sidebar, click All Items in the Category section, and then select your login keychain.

Choose Edit > “Change Settings for Keychain ‘login’.”

To reduce the number of requests for your keychain password, deselect the “Lock after [number] minutes of inactivity” checkbox, or increase the number of minutes. You can also deselect the “Lock when sleeping” checkbox.

Mac Tips & Tricks

To upgrade or not?Someone will be messed up and cry wolf on the internet. I guarantee it will happen, but these are always exceptions usually caused by problems that were present before the person upgraded in the hopes of fixing their broken system. So don’t worry. Just wait and give the developers some time to make the necessary tweaks so you don’t have to worry about them.

The Apple Watch is, first and foremost, an iPhone accessory. It might be even more than that eventually, a truly independent gadget, but a vast majority of its current functions like making calls, sending messages, getting information, even playing any third-party games.

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